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chromaticity

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /kɹəʊ.məˈtɪ.sɪ.ti/
  • UK: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /kɹoʊ.məˈtɪ.sɪ.ti/
  • rhymes with -ɪsɪti

1

noun

Meaning 1

An objective specification of the quality of a colour, regardless of its luminance.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hue

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: color property

History

Etymology

From chromatic + -ity.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: لَوْنِيَّة (lawniyya) — specification of the quality of a colour, regardless of its luminance
  • Catalan: cromaticitat — specification of the quality of a colour, regardless of its luminance
  • Dutch: chromaticiteit — specification of the quality of a colour, regardless of its luminance
  • French: chromaticité — specification of the quality of a colour, regardless of its luminance
  • German: Farbart — specification of the quality of a colour, regardless of its luminance
  • German: Chromatizität — specification of the quality of a colour, regardless of its luminance
  • Italian: cromaticità — specification of the quality of a colour, regardless of its luminance
  • Portuguese: cromaticidade — specification of the quality of a colour, regardless of its luminance
  • Romanian: cromaticitate — specification of the quality of a colour, regardless of its luminance
  • Spanish: cromaticidad — specification of the quality of a colour, regardless of its luminance
  • Swedish: kromaticitet — specification of the quality of a colour, regardless of its luminance